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Legally
Blonde to hit Broadway
Legally Blonde:The Musical
opened on Broadway at the Palace Theatre this April. Starring
Laura Bell Bundy as Elle Woods, Legally Blonde:The Musical
is based on the 2001 hit film starring Reese Witherspoon.
It follows the life of bubbly, ditzy, party girl Elle Woods
whose boyfriend dumps her for a more serious woman. She follows
her boyfriend to Harvard Law School to prove that she's smarter
and more mature than first thought, and indeed finds herself
to be top of the class.
Directed by renowned choreographer
and Tony Award nominee Jerry Mitchell, Legally Blonde:The
Muscial draws upon a wide range of dance styles including
hip hop, African and Irish.
So You Think
You Can Dance SEASON THREE!
So You Think You Can Dance
has started its third season in the US, beginning another
search for America's favourite dancer. Producers have held
auditions in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Atlanta encouraging
varied dance backgrounds including salsa, ballroom, hip hop,
swing, street, popping, krumping, contemporary, jazz, and
classical ballet.
Season Three has just premiered in America with two audition
episodes: a 90-minute show on Thursday, May 24th and a special
two-hour episode airing Wednesday, May 30th. Winner of Season
Two Benji Schwimmer received $100,000, a new car and a contract
to appear in Celine Dion's "A New Day" show at The
Colosseum, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas.
But when will Season Three air in Australia? DANCE informa
will keep you posted!
http://www.fox.com/dance/
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Birmingham Royal Ballet presents 'Ballet
on the Buses'
The Birmingham Royal Ballet has got creative, transforming an
old Routemaster bus into a portable stage which was driven to
schools, community centres and other public spaces across Birmingham
this May. Named 'Ballet on the Buses' this inventive
work was the first collaboration between Birmingham Royal Ballet
and Fierce! Fierce! Festival is a month-long festival, now in
its 10th year, that brings live art to the Midlands and presents
it outside of traditional spaces.
Five dancers from the Company explored
both the dimensions of the bus and the possibilities of experimental
dance in a series of performances created by local choreographer,
Rosie Kay as the bus travelled to various Birmingham locations,
including local schools, for the free 10 minute performance.
Jazz Dance World Congress
Jazz Dancers, don't Miss the Jazz
Dance World Congress to be held in Chicago this August 1st
to 5th. Pack you bags and get ready for performances by some
of the world's most highly acclaimed dance companies including:
Italy's Danza Prospettiva Vittorio Biagi, Japan's Masashi
Action Machine, Instincts Live Media, Jump Rhythm Jazz Project,
Koresh Dance Company and Odyssey Dance Theatre. There will
be a Leo's Jazz Dance Choreography Competition, KIDS Jazz
Dance special classes, Dancewear exhibits, Giordano Jazz Dance
Workshop and Master Classes with JDWC Master Faculty Joe Tremaine,
Robert Battle, Randy Duncan, Nan Giordano, Lia Imperio, Ray
Lessper and more. The Jazz Dance World Congress is one of
the greatest Jazz Dance events in the world! Be there!
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Balanchine teacher dies
Antonia Tumovsky, affectionately
referred to by her students as 'Tumey', has died at the age
of 101 in New York. Teaching at George Balanchine's School
of American Ballet for 54 years, her style of teaching was
pivotal in the preparation of Balanchine's dancers. Remembered
for her gruelling class 'Tumey' taught at School of American
Ballet until 2003, retiring at the age of 98!
Joni
Mitchell teams up with the Alberta Ballet of Canada
Dreamy singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell
has composed music for a new dance work for the Alberta Ballet
of Canada. Her piece, 'The Fiddle and The Drum' is
part of a program titled 'Dancing Joni and Other Works'
including Balanchine's Serenade. Choreographed by Alberta
Ballet Artistic Director Jean Grande-Maitre, the work is set
to nine songs from Joni Mitchell's repertoire and includes
backdrops of her artwork.
Visit www.albertaballet.com
for further information.
Sir Peter Wright's
80th - celebrate it here in Australia!
In November last year The Birmingham
Royal Ballet performed a special fundraising gala performance
of Sir Peter Wright's famous production of The Nutcracker
to celebrate his 80th birthday. As the Company's Director
Laureate, Sir Peter Wright created the production for the
City of Birmingham in 1990, to thank it for its support and
generosity toward the Company following its move from Sadler's
Wells in London. Sir Peter Wright's production of The Nutcracker
will be performed in Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney by The
Australian Ballet. For ticket information visit www.australianballet.com.au
The Nutcracker
Australian Ballet
Melbourne 18 Sep - 29 Sep, Adelaide 11 Oct - 16 Oct,
Sydney 30 Nov - 19 Dec
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